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    Im looking at getting a half decent compressor in the near future.... I want it to be a quality and reliable unit that can handle most tasks including spray painting and what not...

    Roughly looking at spending around $5-600 on a decent piece of gear.

    A few in the trade tools range have caught my attention, I just need experienced people to make recommendations and clarify some differences.

    Like what tyoe of CFM do I need to do auto spraying?
    Whats the difference/better/worse between belt driven and a direct drive unit.

    anything else that comes to mind that would be helpful in deciding what to get would be awesome

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    This is the one Ive been looking at....
    Can anyone comment on it at all?

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    Awesome cheers for the response Nick..
    As I said I don't really know sweet F.A about compressors.
    One thing is that I'm not going to be using it hardcore ie: all day etc, so its not a great concern as I don't think I will wear it out overly soon.

    The HD300 is kind of just out of the price I really want to spend, I want to keep it under $600 ish if possible.
    The HD200 is the other unit I was looking at, just went with the direct drive one that is linked above because it was a lil cheaper, had a bigger tank and flowed more air p/m.
    Now that I aware of the actual pro's/con's of each type its easier to make a decision, on that note I will prob go down the belt driven path, but still not sure yet as I haven't looked at anything else from other manufacturers.
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    The man seems to know his compressors.

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    if your looking for a cheaper option the 2.5/2.75hp supercheap ones arent bad as they can do most most of the jobs including painting. but not for everyday use

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    cool.. thanks mate.. Yeah I agree one hundred and 33.75% on the supershit compressors....
    I'm in the market for quality, I fucking hate buying junk...
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    Bought one today, ended up going the HD240.... only because of the amount of air it can generate and was more suitable to what I want to do with it, and it was the biggest one I could run off a 10amp power supply.
    I almost actually bought the HD300 but I didn't feel like getting a 15amp socket installed etc. the HD200 was a toss up also, but I wanted the bigger flow unit and I don't plan on doing any heavy duty work with it so I'm sure the direct drive HD240 will be reliable. Its not as noisy as I expected either.
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    yeah, sorry about the poor grammar.

    All i was saying was they are good for a few odd jobs if you are not going to use it heaps. If you want a machine for the long term, then yes get a proper one. But if i want to use a good machine i just go down to work (or a friends work) and use the industrial one which will do everything all day every day for free

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    I'm also looking at a compressor and WAS looking at the super cheap option, but now that all has been explained about what to look for i'm definatly not getting a Super Shit one.
    I think i'll save a bit more and get the right tool for the job.

    Thanks guys.

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    If you don't paint the bonnet and the roof at the same time. or paint the doors and guards off.
    You should have enough air to do your painting with a 1.5 - 2HP and a 50lt tank if you follow the 1.5 coat system.
    Make sure you buy a air regulator with a filter. Because you will get rust/water and shit from in side the cylinder tank hiding in your primer/paint just waiting to cause some damage.

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